1 Timothy 2:5-7 (ESV Strong's)
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time. For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
ONE Mediator
We live in a world where there are as many ideas on how to come to God as there are Starbucks on every corner. Everyone seems to have a voice on who God is and how to approach Him. Each branch of religious thought even calls God by a different name. Paul, apparently, had the same challenges in his day. However, Paul, in the above text, seems to be taking issue head on. Paul states that there is only ONE mediator between God and man: Jesus Christ. AS believers we need to be careful to not get sucked into the mantra of the world that says, “All religious paths lead to the same place: God.” Or, “All belief is just a path to the same mountain top.” Nothing could be farther from the truth. There is only ONE mediator between God and man and He is Christ. This is who Paul was appointed to preach. He was to teach Christ and no one and nothing else. There are many philosophies and many versions of “truth” that attempt to capture us. But, only Christ mediates between God and man. Believers today are ridiculed for being so “closed” minded. We are called “bigots” because we believe that Christ is the ONLY way to come to God. But, that is the truth Paul taught, the truth we believe, and the truth we are to teach and proclaim.
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